ATLANTA - Georgia shoppers will be able to purchase certain clothing items, schools supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales tax during the state's seventh annual tax-free holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. July 31 and continues until midnight Aug. 3.

Kristen Richards has a multitude of experiences she brought to the classroom as a teacher. Now she will use those and what she has learned as an assistant principal as she takes over as principal at Sand Hill Elementary.

SAVANNAH - The Savannah Technical College Adult Education program, currently housed at the Richard Arnold facility, will be relocated during August to the college's Savannah Campus at 5717 White Bluff Rd. The Adult Education program offers general education development classes, testing and English as a second language (ESL) courses.

Ross Friedman of Yulee, Fla., son of Mrs. Stephanie L Yeates of Rincon and Dr. Robert H Friedman of Yulee, was named to the dean's list of Emory College, the undergraduate, liberal arts college of Emory University in Atlanta for the 2008 spring semester.

The term "summer camp" has a new meaning for some lucky young people attending a series of weeklong programs right here in Savannah this month: they're being introduced to the fascinating world of computers and technology - and being encouraged to pursue careers in these rapidly-expanding areas.